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Watch: All Covid-19 norms go for a toss during election rallies | Special Report

At a time when India is reporting an unprecedented upsurge in the number of coronavirus cases, reports came from various poll-bound states - Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - where people thronged election rallies, flouting Covid-19 protocols. On Friday, India had reported nearly 40,000 fresh virus cases. For more, watch India’s special report which discusses the violation of Covid—19 norms amid election wave in the country.

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